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club1

Pronunciation: /klʌb/
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Definition of club

noun

  • 1 [treated as singular or plural] an association dedicated to a particular interest or activity:I belong to a photographic club [as modifier]:the club secretary
  • the premises used by a particular club: a jazz club a social club
  • an organization offering members social amenities, meals, and temporary residence:we had dinner at his club
  • [usually with modifier] a commercial organization offering members special benefits:a shopping club
  • [with adjective or noun modifier] a group of people or nations having something in common:the wild man of the movies refused to join the teetotal club
  • 2 [treated as singular or plural] an organization constituted to play matches in a particular sport:a football club
  • 3a nightclub playing fashionable dance music: [as modifier]:the club scene

verb (clubs, clubbing, clubbed)

[no object]
  • 1 (club together) British combine with others so as to collect a sum of money for a particular purpose:friends and colleagues clubbed together to buy him a present
  • 2 informal go out to nightclubs:she enjoys going clubbing in Oxford

Phrases

in the club (or the pudding club)

British informal pregnant.

join the club

[in imperative] informal used as an observation that someone else is in a similar difficult situation to oneself:if you’re confused, join the club!

Derivatives

clubber

noun informal
club1 (sense 2 of the verb).

Origin:

early 17th century (as a verb): formed obscurely from club2

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